cycle storage rack and ladies bikes

[lucky67]

Looking to store 2 adult women's mountain bikes in a shed in minimum space - thought about one of those rack things with two arms that attach to wall that fold up - and then realised all the pics of that type in use are men's bikes with the straight across frame (sure there must be a technical term for that - but I don't know it!)
Anyone got any experience with women's frames - or any other suggestions for easy storage...
Thanks

 

[lucky67]

Remembered what the technical term is - crossbar. So in all the images I've seen the supports go under a men's straight cross bar - rather than the ladies sloped....just thinking they won't hang straight or will even slide off -or am I missing something/being stupid...(which is possible )

 

[david k]

hi lucky,

i wanted to start a thread on summit like this but you beat me too it!!!

ive just bought off ebay 3 cycle carriers for a roof rack. i couldnt understand how they work until smebody pointed out that the bikes go upside down? i was unsure about this but one advantage would be that they fit any bike, tesco sell em, inverted bike carrier, check them out

 

[Norm]

You can also get "fake" crossbars like this (beware, link to Halfrauds site!) which clip on between the stem and the saddle, specifically to hang bikes with low/no bars from cycle racks.

Note that I haven't used any and I'm not recommending that particular bar, just using it to illustrate an option.

 

[lucky67]

Thanks for that - £40 (for 2) - I thought I'd do a bodge for the shed but then realised I'm going to have similar problems with car cycle carriers (which I'm thinking about buying too)- don't want one that fits on the roof if I can help it as it has quite a high roof...and I'm wanting it to take the children out on my own with no other adult to help...
Damn ....